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Monthly Archives: January 2010

Mortgage Rate Confusion

I was up before the crack of dawn yesterday morning, 4.15 am to be precise, for a stint on BBC Radio 5 Live’s’ “Wake Up To Money” followed by BBC Breakfast TV chatting about mortgage rates after one too many cups of strong coffee. We were talking about the different predictions around Bank Base Rate and what the hell the general public make of it all when it comes to making their own decisions with regards to their own mortgage.

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Winter Wonderland Welcomes 2010

As I trudged cautiously through the deep snow in freezing Hertfordshire it warmed the cockles of my heart to think of the New Year ahead and wonder what opportunities will present themselves.

A return of competition to the mortgage market, a rise in interest rates, further property price increases, the return of first-time buyers, a new Government, a world cup win? There are many questions to ponder.

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